So i got this Bang & Olafsun Beomaster 1400 for free when i bought some stuff from an antique store.
I had to decide whether it was worthwile to restore or send it to garbage bin. After reading a few reviews and googling some specs i decided
to restore it and use it as my first self restore project. I opted for a natural look instead of varnish.
This is what the Beo looked like when i got it
The plans I have for it is to first restore the chassis and get everything on the outside looking clean.
Then it will be send to the tech for new caps and any other electronic malfunctions it may have.
I stripped the chassis first as I wanted to restore the wood the best I could. I knew it would never look
as good as the day it left the factory but I gave it a try none the less. Here is the bare chassis.
Upon opening up the chassis I found a little envelope inside. It was the original schematic.
After the chassis was bare I started with the plate on the top back of the amp. It was black original but the years cought up with it
and I had to decide to either repaint it or strip of the paint and keep it silwer. I love the silwer look more than black so I sanded
all the old paint off and I then used some braso to not really polish but rather clean the metal. It came out satisfactory to me.
Then it was time to work on the wooden part. I first gave the wood a quick wash with a clean green solution.
The veneer is very thin so i had to be very carefull when sanding.
I gently sanded with a sanding block and some coarse sandpaper and then went over with some 1200 grid sandpaper.
i then gave the wood some boiled linseed oil and after the second coat of oil was dry and drawn into the wood i added some furniture wax.
I am really no expert on woodworking. i asked my one friend who is good with woodwork and that was his advice.
I am really happy with the finnish and how it came out.
Here is all the products I used.
I am really happy about the end result. Next weekend I will be working on the face plate cleaning that up and then it is off to the tech.
Here is a quick before and after show.
Before-
After-
Now I just need to source some Beovox speakers and a Beogram somewhere
I had to decide whether it was worthwile to restore or send it to garbage bin. After reading a few reviews and googling some specs i decided
to restore it and use it as my first self restore project. I opted for a natural look instead of varnish.
This is what the Beo looked like when i got it
The plans I have for it is to first restore the chassis and get everything on the outside looking clean.
Then it will be send to the tech for new caps and any other electronic malfunctions it may have.
I stripped the chassis first as I wanted to restore the wood the best I could. I knew it would never look
as good as the day it left the factory but I gave it a try none the less. Here is the bare chassis.
Upon opening up the chassis I found a little envelope inside. It was the original schematic.
After the chassis was bare I started with the plate on the top back of the amp. It was black original but the years cought up with it
and I had to decide to either repaint it or strip of the paint and keep it silwer. I love the silwer look more than black so I sanded
all the old paint off and I then used some braso to not really polish but rather clean the metal. It came out satisfactory to me.
Then it was time to work on the wooden part. I first gave the wood a quick wash with a clean green solution.
The veneer is very thin so i had to be very carefull when sanding.
I gently sanded with a sanding block and some coarse sandpaper and then went over with some 1200 grid sandpaper.
i then gave the wood some boiled linseed oil and after the second coat of oil was dry and drawn into the wood i added some furniture wax.
I am really no expert on woodworking. i asked my one friend who is good with woodwork and that was his advice.
I am really happy with the finnish and how it came out.
Here is all the products I used.
I am really happy about the end result. Next weekend I will be working on the face plate cleaning that up and then it is off to the tech.
Here is a quick before and after show.
Before-
After-
Now I just need to source some Beovox speakers and a Beogram somewhere
